Carnival_of_Death

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1. Read the following sections and complete blog questions under the discussion tab. You must also comment on one other post each day. Be appropriate!

2. Complete the paper bag booklet as described below.

Paper Bag Booklet Assignment

1. We will create the paper bag booklet in class.

2. You will have four parts to your paper back. For each part, you have to write ten sentences choosing a topic from the list below.

3. On each paper bag page, you will have a picture that relates to your topic.

4. Inside the paper bag, you will have a card with your information on your topic on one side and the title of your topic on the other side.

5. You will have a decorative cover on the front and a bibliography on the back of your paperbag booklet.

6. You should use citationmachine.net for your bibliography (MLA style). Use hanging indents and put your entries in alphabetical order.

Topics related to the book:

• The history of carnivals

• What is takes to be part of the secret service

• 1930s entertainment

• Wisconsin ghost stories

• steam locomotives

• L. Run Hubbard biography

• pulp fiction (1930s books, not the movie)

• scientology

Alternative Assignment

Write a research paper on six of the topics listed above.

• Include a cover page and a bibliography in MLA style. Also include in-text referencing.

• Choose six topics from the list above. Give a heading for each topic (like "Pulp Fiction") and write 10-15 sentences about each topic.

• Include page headings and page numbers.